The state chronicle., 1887-05-05
THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
ESTING THE PEOPLE.

The Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.
knowledge is that which, EeAt to vir
tue truly and essentially raises one man
above another. Addison.
1t may be very we'll to kill criminals by
electricity; but what is needed at present
is more electricity in the progress of Grim
inal trials New York World.
If a great thing can be done at all,
il can be done easily. But it is in that
kind of ease with which tree blossoms
after long years Of gathering strength
Ruskin.
1t is said that Luca>, the new Senator
from West Virginia, is deformed, having
a back bone like the letter S. 4 stiff, solid,
staunch, substantial spine is the style all
Senators should sport. Give US more
back bone in our public men and more SIS
in them
How to make a Fortune:-Dont study
law or medicine; avoid journalism or the
pulpit, run from railroading or any kind
of business Of these pay Be a
base ball player, or an umpire. Then you
can roll in wealth and do nothing half
the year.
We agee with the STATE CHRONICLE,
that the State Penitentiary is a nuisance
to good people and burdensome to tax
payers. The whipping post is far better
than Penitentiary, where thieves and
seoundrels are fed and fattened. II thar-
totte Democrat.
The public roads of the State will be
worked by taxation in less than ten years,
we believe. That is the only just way to
work the roads. Let a wheel tax" be
levied for the purpose Of working the
roads. we say We shall elaborate this
subject in the future - viii son Advance.
We agree with the STATE CHRONICLE.
Sell out this house of refuge for evil doers
and up With the old red post, and the
cowhde Bad men have nothing to do
but to obey law and respect the rights Of
society. If they will not do this they
must take the consequences. This is the
law of God - Methodist Advance.
We must overcome the Socialistic theo
rts abroad in the land. We must stand
everywhere for the protection of both cap
ital and labor. We must stand for the
rights Of men to do business with their
own money in their own way. If the Dem
ocratic party does not do this it might as
we'll cease to exist. Speaker Carlisle
Ii were able l would change the
public sentiment so radically that no girl
should be we'll educated, no matter what
her accomplishments, until she had learn
ed a trade, a business Or profession
There would then be fewer fathers and
brothers toiling like galley slaves to sup
port healthy aud vigorous human beings
in stagnating ideness-idle for no earthly
reason save that God has made them
women Mrs. LivermOre-
Hip. hip. Murray, Notwithstanding the
ilard fight made against him, Mr.. Joseph
I. Caldwell, editor Of the Landmark, De
mocratc candidate for Mayor Of States
VILE was elected by a majority of Il. It
i 4 victory that has a wider Specification
than local II indicates that the power
Of the Democracy is unbroken, and that
Republicans nor knight. Of Labor nor
prncipaIities nor powers can overcome the
loyal Democracy Of the Piedmont country.
Fifty young ladies in Newton, n. j.,
have for I an Association, the object
hay-
refuse to recognize a young man who
smokes, drinks, plays billiards. 1t Will
last until one Of the girls falls in love with
fellow who isn't pink Of perfection,
and then it will topple over. This way OF
boycotting young men might work # girls
could keep from falling in love with
them. but until they can put check rein
On their affections they need hope Tor no
aeso-iatIonal reform.
The man who hangs on princes favors
y happy in comparison to the editor VINO
yainy imagines he can please all his sub
scribers. a subscriber to the Montezuma
Iowa Democrat stopped taking the paper
because it contained Talmage's sermons.
He said Talmage don't preach Christianity
and that lie did not propose to have his
children read such .'stuff." The States
willie Landmark tells Of a North Caro- ma
editor who was threatened with the loss
Of many subscribers unless he begun 70
print Talmage's sermons. This leads the
Landmark to remark:
50 that with regard to these sermons It
seems to be d mater Of